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Maarten Schmitt is City Architect of the Hague. In this function he is responsible for the urban outlines for development of the city, the architectural quality and the design of public space.
He is chairman of the quality team for the re-development of the city of Almere.
As former City Architect of Groningen (until 1998) Maarten Schmitt has a broad experience in the public aspect of urban development.
Presentation
Maarten Schmitt will speak about the position of The Hague and it's region at the coast. As the city of The Hague is surrounded by smaller communities in expanding the city The Hague is forced to search for cooperation. Expanding the city to the sea is a second option, also because the coastal defense asks for an offensive strategy. The moment is crucial because of the discussion on coastal defense in relation to the rise of the sea level due to climatic changes.
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